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There's no substitute for guts.

Bear Bryant

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Bear Bryant
Age: 69 †
Born: 1913
Born: September 11
Died: 1983
Died: January 26
American Football Coach
American Football Player
Football Player
Military Officer
Fordyce
Arkansas
Paul Bryant
Paul Bear Bryant
Paul William Bryant
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If there is one thing that has helped me as a coach, it's my ability to recognize winners, or good people who can become winners by paying the price.
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I'd like for people to remember me as a winner, because I ain't never been nothin but a winner.
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We can't have two standards, one set for the dedicated young men who want to do something ambitious and one set for those who don't.
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Everybody's got pretty good players now, more players than there've ever been. If you play poorly, you're going to get beat.
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Losing doesn't make me want to quit. It makes me want to fight that much harder.
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People who are in it for their own good are individualists. They don't share the same heartbeat that makes a team so great. A great unit, whether it be football or any organization, shares the same heartbeat.
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Don't talk too much or too soon.
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Sure, I'd love to beat Notre Dame, don't get me wrong. But nothing matters more than beating that cow college on the other side of the state!
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You try to make your team do something they're not capable of and you get murdered.
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I left Texas A&M because my school called me. Mama called, and when Mama calls, then you just have to come running.
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I know what it takes to win. If I can sell them on what it takes to win, then we are not going to lose too many football games.
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But it's still a coach's game. Make no mistake. You start at the top. If you don't have a good one at the top, you don't have a cut dog's chance.
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There ought to be a special place in heaven for coaches' wives.
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Have a plan. Follow the plan, and you'll be surprised how successful you can be. Most people don't have a plan. That's why it's easy to beat most folks.
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In life, you'll have your back up against the wall many times. You might as well get used to it.
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I didn't have a thing to do with picking a coach, and didn't want to. But I didn't think they'd pick one I didn't like.
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In a crisis, don't hide behind anything or anybody. They're going to find you anyway.
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Don't overwork your squad. If you're going to make a mistake, under-work them.
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You win games with your strengths, not your weaknesses.
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I'm known as a recruiter. Well you've got to have chicken to make chicken salad.
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